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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicants:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey M. Gross, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William L. D'Agostino, Hamden, CT (US);
Lev Drubetsky, Coquitlam, CA;
Alexander Naimagon, Richmond, CA;
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/361 (2014.01); B23K 26/06 (2014.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 26/362 (2014.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); B23K 26/032 (2013.01); B23K 26/0652 (2013.01); B23K 26/0665 (2013.01); B23K 26/083 (2013.01); B23K 26/1462 (2015.10); B23K 26/361 (2015.10); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B23K 37/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02);
Abstract
Self-retaining suture systems including a suture thread bearing a plurality of laser-cut retainers are disclosed. A laser system allows the creation of retainers and self-retaining suture systems in configurations which are difficult and/or impossible to achieve using mechanical cutting technology.